Syllabus outcomes and content
Biology Stage 6 Syllabus
Outcomes
A student:
> develops and evaluates questions and hypotheses for scientific investigation BIO11/12-1
> designs and evaluates investigations in order to obtain primary and secondary data and information BIO11/12-2
> conducts investigations to collect valid and reliable primary and secondary data and information BIO11/12-3
> selects and processes appropriate qualitative and quantitative data and information using a range of appropriate media BIO11/12-4
> analyses and evaluates primary and secondary data and information BIO11/12-5
> analyses ecosystem dynamics and the interrelationships of organisms within the ecosystem BIO11-11
Content
Module 4: Ecosystem Dynamics
Population Dynamics
Students:
- investigate and determine relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem, including:
- the impact of abiotic factors
- the impact of biotic factors, including predation, competition and symbiotic relationships
- the ecological niches occupied by species
- predicting consequences for populations in ecosystems due to predation, competition, symbiosis and disease
- measuring populations of organisms using sampling techniques
Past Ecosystems
Students:
- analyse palaeontological and geological evidence that can be used to provide evidence for past changes in ecosystems, including but not limited to:
- Aboriginal rock engravings, middens
Future Ecosystems
Students:
- the role of human-induced selection pressures on the extinction of species
- the role of changing climate on ecosystems
Biology Stage 6 Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2017
